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Working together with other UH Manoa colleagues on the Belle experiment at the KEKB factory in Tsukuba, Japan, postdoctoral researcher Himansu Sahoo first reported the first observation of a new type of rare "penguin decay" of the beauty quark and measured its matter-antimatter symmetry violation parameters.
Read More »Mickelson struggles in opening round at Cog Hill
Phil Mickelson had the putter going Thursday. The rest of his game?
Read More »XOJET: On the Up and Up
Business is booming for private jet charter provider XOJET. To help accommodate its growing client base—XOJET recently announced 40 percent year-over-year growth for the first half of 2011—the San Francisco Bay Area–based company has added more than 40 pilots over the last 18 months and plans to take delivery of ...
Read More »Progeria: First black child with rare aging disease
Ontlametse Phalatse is believed to be the first black child with progeria, which affects fewer than 100 children worldwide
Read More »Dodd at 8 under, McIlroy shoots 65 at KLM Open
Stephen Dodd of Wales shot 6 under for the first 13 holes of his second round to stand 8 under for the tournament Friday before darkness forced 78 players to abandon their rounds at the KLM Open
Read More »NYC’s Ring of Steel pt 1: Street View
The terrorist attacks of September 11th drastically changed the security strategy of NYC. A massive camera network, dubbed the 'Ring of Steel' , is at the heart of this new strategy. In the first of three videos we watch it as it watches us.
Read More »World’s largest fusion device goes back to work
September is commonly the month where things begin to gather pace again, and in the world of fusion energy research, things are no different. European scientists working on the Joint European Torus (JET), the world's largest magnetic confinement fusion device, are about to embark on the first round of experiments following a 22-month period where the device was out of action whilst being upgraded and commissioned.
Read More »Pinstripes and putter
Phil Mickelson caused a minor commotion with his pants and his belly putter while shooting an opening-round 70 to sit five shots behind leader Troy Matteson at the Deutsche Bank Championship.
Read More »NIST achieves record-low error rate for quantum information processing with one qubit
(PhysOrg.com) -- Thanks to advances in experimental design, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have achieved a record-low probability of error in quantum information processing with a single quantum bit (qubit)the first published error rate small enough to meet theoretical requirements for building viable quantum computers.
Read More »Wie tied for lead in Canadian Women’s Open
Defending champion Michelle Wie shot a 4-under 68 on Saturday in the Canadian Women's Open for a share of the third-round lead with Ai Miyazato and Tiffany Joh.
Read More »Russ Cochran leads Boeing Classic
Russ Cochran shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead over Jeff Sluman after the first round of the Champions Tour's Boeing Classic.
Read More »Kuchar takes lead at Barclays with birdie on 18th
Matt Kuchar returned to beautiful sunshine and a birdie Friday morning to take the lead at The Barclays.
Read More »Top seed falls in 1st round of US Amateur
Bobby Leopold has beaten No.
Read More »Pettersen beats Choi in playoff at Safeway Classic
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